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Outgoing Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says listening is No. 1 task of the elected position

In the latest Washington State Office of the Commissioner’s “OIC Answers” podcast, Commissioner Mike Kreidler said the best advice he could give to his successor Patty Coer is to “listen carefully to people.” The episode focused...

‘[These] crises are really hurting people’

As of Jan. 1, Louisianans could be dropped by their homeowners insurance companies without warning, as the state deregulated the market with a new law taking effect at the start of the year. What's happening? The new law ends what was known as Louisiana's "three-year...

They lost their home insurance policies. Then came the L.A. fires

Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he buys from Farmers Insurance for his Pacific Palisades home was going to soar from $4,500 to $18,000 — an amount he could not possibly afford.Neither could...

California Fires Could Make Your Home Insurance Cost More

Even if you live thousands of miles from the catastrophic wildfires sweeping greater Los Angeles, you should brace yourself...

Visualizing Home Insurance Nonrenewal Rates in the United States – Center for Data Innovation

The New York Times has created a map visualizing the rates at which home insurance companies have refused to renew policies in each U.S. county, using the most recent data from the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. As climate change has been exacerbating disasters...